Botch-a-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
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Botch-a-Me is a popular
song
, written in 1941
. The original Italian
version (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) by Alberto Rabagliati
was written by Riccardo Morbelli (words) and Luigi Astore (music). English
lyrics were written by Eddie Stanley. Baciami in Italian
means kiss me.
The song was popularized by Rosemary Clooney
in 1952
. The recording was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number
39767. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 20, 1952 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.
The Rosemary Clooney version appears in season one of the TV show Mad Men, as well as the Mad Men, Vol. 1 album.
Popular music
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song
Song
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, written in 1941
1941 in music
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. The original Italian
Italian language
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version (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) by Alberto Rabagliati
Alberto Rabagliati
Alberto Rabagliati was an Italian singer.- Early career:Rabagliati was born in Milan.In 1927 he moved to Hollywood as the winner of a Rudolph Valentino look-alike contest...
was written by Riccardo Morbelli (words) and Luigi Astore (music). English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
lyrics were written by Eddie Stanley. Baciami in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
means kiss me.
The song was popularized by Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian , which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 –...
in 1952
1952 in music
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. The recording was released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
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as catalog number
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39767. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 20, 1952 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.
The Rosemary Clooney version appears in season one of the TV show Mad Men, as well as the Mad Men, Vol. 1 album.